Construction of stoves



March 18, 1930. G. s.MoRLEY CONSTRUCTION OF STOVES Filed Dec. 1.11927 6. 5 Ma/ EV BV Arr/PNEV lPatented Mar. 18, 1930 UNITED STATE.

LYS-0,853

PATENT' Erice GUILFORD'S. IVIORLEY, OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO vIVLAJYSJJISC MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, .A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI CONSTRUCTION OF STOVES Application Vfiledecemlierl, 1927. `Serial No. 236,894., i

rlhis invention relates generally to stovesV and similar heating devices'and particularly to a construction lfor devices of this character which will permit the separate elements of .l 5 which one of the devices is comprised to be notably 'the' front, rear, andfside'walls, of a i rectangular stove of thev `range typewere ordinarily securedtogether by bolts or other 'y similar fastening devices. These fastening devices were objectionable for several reasons 15 but principally because ofthe exposed" head' portions thereo'fdetracte'd" from the outward An importantv ob-y ject of the presentinvention therefore is to so construct the separable elements `of fa' stove p 7 20 that they may be secured together without the appearance of the stove.

aid of bolts or other similar fastening' devices whereby the eliminated. Y l v Another obj ect of y the inventiony is 'to pro- '25 vide unique means whereby decorative elements'may be attached to a stove in such a finanner (that no fastening devices nfors'ecuring said elements tov the'stove are visible 'at the outside of the stove whereby the decorative properties lof said decorativeelement's are',-

Other features 351' accompanying drawings, v inA which,

f i range type, made'in accordance with the in, 1 vention, the top yportion of said stovebeing iml removed to illustrate the manner in which the y front, rear and 'side-'walls Vthereofl are Yat tached` together. Y i y Y y Fig. 2L is an enla-rged'elevation of a fragmentof a corner' portion of the stove shown in vFig. 1"'illu`strating" thefmanner in 'which certain -decorative elements of the stove are attachedin place thereon; i Fig.' 3' isi'a section fon' liner -'ofjFig. 2,

u 'prtionsfcertaliii l"decorative 'fellements- 5- shown'eheremfbng shown in section@ `inusobj ection recited above is and objects of the v invenl' .tion Awill become apparent from "a reading fof l the yfollowingspecification inthe Vlight'of the y j 'bottomof the walliufEach' side ,wallis also F'g. 1 1s aperspective, of agstove of the from the associated wallA 6. Ihe walls7a-nd f U 8 like the walls 5 and 6 extend from the top trate the manner in which said elements are secured in place. v Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Fig. V2. Fig. 5 is a perspective .of one ofthe 'corner pieces which are associated'with the decora-l tive elements of af stove made" inv accordance with the. the invention. i

In thedrawing which illustrates one em bodirnent of vthe invention A' designates a stove of the range type, which "comprises supporting legs B on which' a front wall 1,'a rear wall 2, and side walls 3 and4 are'supported. The stove is also provided -with the usual hinged oven door C provided with elements D formaintaining'same .inv a horizontal position and said stove is provided with the usual interior constructionwhichgoes with stoves `of this type, but as -said interiorconstruction does not form a part of the present invention same has not been illustrated.

Referring now to Fig. 1- ofthe drawing it will be notedthat at a point removedinwardly a slight dist-ance from each side marginal edge of each side wall4 ofthe stove A thematerial of which the Vsidewall is formed is olfset to provide a wall 5 which is arranged at 'an approximate right angle'to the main body Y portion of the side wall and ,extends from the top edgefof the'sidewall to the bottom ledge thereof; The material of which the side wall f is formed is also bent at 'each'side edge thereof 'at an approximate right angle with respect to the wall 5 toprovide a vertically disposedv wall 6 which extends from "the top tothe shaped at each'side/ edge thereof sorthat same is provided witha marginal wall 7 arranged y parallel with 'and spaced'fr'om theassocliated wall '5.Y and a wallY S'parallel with and spacedI edge to thebottomedge o'f'theside wall with whichthey are associated and a's'sh'own cl'e'arly in Figs'l and' the associated walls,k5, 6,

1.7 and 8 provide each sidewall with approXi- 95 i mately L-shaped guideways at then opposite side ,edges thereof, As-will be 'observed by referring to Figs. 'p1 and 3 Vthe outer face of each of the walls 8 is'spacedinwardly from the outery face of 'theman'body'portionfof the associatedside Wall, which arrangement 'is for a: purposeto be hereinafter set forth.

d. .Considering now the front Wall lia'nd the YVrear Wa1l2 it Will be noted that at the opposite sidey edges ofpeach of said Walls thematerial of Whichthe Wall y:fornvied is :bent aatan e ap -v proximate `fright :angle to provide f-,vertic`al1ly arranged Walls) which' inthe case ofthevfront Wall are'iprojectedrearwardly and in the Ycase ofthe 'rearwall are proj ected forwardly o f inthe topto the bottom edges otlthev'nassociated rirontV and rear Walls'.L -In like manner the ma'- terial of which the front,andrearteallsdjand '2 are formed atgtheinner edges of the'walls 9 er cally arranged Walls lO Whichare approximately parallel avithheinain body portions itoiprjovid'e out-NVardlyzprojected,vertically arianged'iwalls ill aivhichfare ilocated wat' the inf ner ends of the Walls ,10fa`n'd Lare' :approximateparalle'lgwithfthemalls 9.- Vj @It will @be observed :athat thegarrangement .1 oftlle Wallet? ,l 10,1; and-ld, atthe opposite-:side

` 1:2, is auch =-.that @an approximately. i L-shzaped e iidew'aygiskprowidedgadjacent tofeach :Side Yledge: :oi each: offsaidwweallsl andflikefthe guide- L or chef side- 'Wallsz V,and -14,-f..the iguideways: at :the -oppositeL/Sde'edges Offth'effrontaandrearwalls extend-gironi the' top'gtoethe :bottom vedges of V4saidWalls.- i* 'Y 1.35 l 111aassernblinggafstowe maide fin :accordance mithfthis' invention the frontiandreariwalls lY theirpropervertealYpositionsitbengpas- ,umedfor iinstancesherelt'hatf therfrorit and rear Walls are VS0vliflan,tained. In thsffevent the side Walls Will be eleiated aiidfthe ,Walls f7. gand'S fth'ereof/aWill-ihe introduced ainto fthe @off rontandfrear-wallsirespeetirely,-while.

)Bf 11.61214. ffffheasideiwallsfm l'thenaeniored :downwardly --With @speci-1120:: ,ff i, L-

Ogetlien 11911@ ase-inwardly@ f einem r @fit1-1s' thev stove -fs'aidl Walls QVbeing'eXtend-ed ffrom 7s yiormedat the fopposite side -fedges e of' elements 15. l

l' ilo-#Shapedguidewaysformed;atftheisidedees "the legs d1 therofi l 1 g :,mentsilrsiigpor d ,tangulgarorne vpearance of the sides of thestove `ivill' .be maintained. 'f i l l Arranged at the lower edges. of the front? side and. rear Walls ofthe stove Ais a pluy 'i membersatthe;,bottomsedgeofeach ofthe Malls,mentioned. Each got-the members'l V.;

ralitV of membersV lthere being one of saidY comprises a base portion 13,a and aY pair' of angeyportionslb attire upper and lower f *edge #if the jbase jportion. V"The .ba-sev portion V13a fof Aeach `of the -members :'13 contacts With' thestove Wall Withwhich thermember is asiY Y sociated and rivets, or other''suitablefasten-V rigide-Vices lfifareegtended through said basek i" portions and through ythe associated Wall -to secure .said ememjber stosaid--ojvall7 thefflange portionsilbfbein-g:spaced i Y'sociated.wall:ofthe-'sto A g. Ydesignates :a apluralityioffdecorativeelef ments f one. of :which :is fassoeiatedy with VYeach -prisingieaeh a face portion#15a and inwardly turned flangevportions 15P (Fig. 4).` d Y T ocause the/decorative ielements fljeto supported y"by the;membersilfsaidfelementsl 'beingalined .with athelassociated` mem-@T5113 v sort-.hattheflangeapfortionsgflfbthereofymayb intro ducedfbetweenfthe filangerportionsi wallof thesto-ve;Y Mththe partssofarranged -the decorative-elements;aremoved lengitiidig' 1n-ally. of vfthe' associated. yzlnembers 13 to canse `:said members 13 to@su-pport. ithe l ,zdeoortifve As indioatedibyjthedotted lines designated; :by the roteren eefoharacter; E inxFi'gS dnd 3 thefmenibersfl.terminatersoiiledistanoefShOrtl of the Vcorners of the stove A andgasfwillffbe ,ap-p arentfiirom the? LViews fmenftioned; thef Y v -decorat-ve Y-elementsl vare longe-r than the assbeasted @embers rSO what the YQPPOS@ end l portions fof: -thefelements 115 .extend ibe- Yyouid;theorresivmldingreniismfrthe associated Y amemleers13.V y, y Y Y l :516 designates fcomerxpeeesqfeaoh @Q f which comprises a` rectangular body portion prof zvidefl with ip-roi 17 .fait Outerafends adjacent faces vof vthe `1 Wallsoff-the-stoyefand *With-the top-jandbottom l*edges offeaidprol 'rjectionsfcotactingwith i; the iinneriedges tof f :mhefflangeportionslgofqsaidfdecoratiiie ziele-V 85 Vgianember13,saidgeleinnentseinfcross-seetionCom- 1 Y I4:i110 y in view of the arrangement of the yparts making up this decorative element no fastening devices will be visible at the outerface of the stove, the corner pieces 16 being supported by the elements l5 and said elements 15 being supported by the members 13 the fastening devices of which are hidden by the elements 15.- Also because the projections 17 are offset rearwardly from the front faces of the legs of the rectangular body portion of the corner pieces 16 as shown in Fig. 3 the front face element, whereby said corner piece is supported. f

2. A stove comprising a pair of supporting members fixed to walls of a stove which are arranged at an approximate right angle to each other, said ysupporting members being provided each with iange portions spaced from the stove wall with which the member is associated, decorative elements embracing said supporting members and having flange portions slidably engageable with the flange portions on said supporting members whereby said decorative elements are supported by said supporting members, and a corner piece y having projections engageable behind portions of said decorative elements whereby said corner piece is supported.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto affix my signature.

GUILFORD s. MORLEY. 

